[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 6, 1994]
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             TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF MAYOR NORMAND R. TREMBLAY

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                           HON. FRANK TEJEDA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. TEJEDA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today 
to pay tribute to a great community leader whose life was cut short 
only a few weeks ago by a heart attack and the ravages of cancer. 
Normand Tremblay, or just Norm to his many friends, exemplified the 
best american values: Community service, concern for others, 
patriotism. He was also blessed with a friendliness for which Texans 
are famous.
  In 1986, Norm was elected to serve as mayor of Live Oak, a town of 
approximately 10,000 people located near San Antonio. He did so with 
distinction until 1992. As mayor, he gave of himself and, through his 
hard work, brought many benefits to his constituents. Improved city 
streets, a refurbished city hall, a newly-constructed policy complex, 
and the renovation of old commercial space into a busy civic center are 
a few of the tangible accomplishments of his tenure.
  Norm always impressed me as accessible, even when the demands of his 
office were great. He made it so by reaching out to others with a smile 
on his face and a ready handshake. Foremost on his mind was searching 
for ways to help his community. And he found many ways to give of 
himself.
  Prior to service as mayor, Norm served as Live Oak city councilman 
from 1982 to 1986. Working with our youth was important: he took the 
opportunity to serve as Cub Master of Pack 805 and as a committee 
member of Boy Scout Troop 805. Living close to Randolph Air Force Base, 
the ``Show Place of the Air Force,'' made sense: The Air Force was an 
important part of his life. Prior to leaving the Air Force in 1974 as a 
staff sergeant after 8\1/2\ years of service, Norm served in Thailand 
during the Vietnam war and thereafter in Germany. Over the subsequent 
years, Norm served as a diplomat of the Randolph Metrocom Chamber of 
Commerce and a member of the Randolph Field Rotary Club, president of 
the Texas Municipal League's Region 7 and regional manager of the 
American Automobile Association in Austin. Norm appreciated the value 
of higher education, receiving a bachelor's degree and then a master's 
degree in business administration.
  We all benefitted from Norm's service, commitment and dedication. But 
for his untimely death, I am positive that Norm would have continued on 
his chosen path to even greater accomplishments. I and his many friends 
will miss him. His wife, Stephanie, and his six children certainly 
suffered the greatest loss, but they can take solace in the love Norm 
gave, and the love he received from so many.

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